India, Feb. 23 -- While US President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on USAID's funding in India, the annual report of the Finance Ministry, headed by Nirmala Sitharaman, shows that the assistance of $750 million provided by the US agency flowed into government projects linked to food, agriculture, rural development, energy and the environment during 2023-24.

None of these projects are related to political funding in India.

"Currently, seven projects worth a total budget of $750 million (approx.) are being implemented by USAID in partnership with Government of India," according to the Finance Ministry's annual report for 2023-24.

For the financial year 2023-24, an obligation of a total of $97 million (about Rs 825 crore) ha...